Shadow IT
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Shadow IT over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 755 | 736 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Shadow IT | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.007% | 0.025% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.021% | 0.061% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,425 | £73,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,250 | £75,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,500 | £90,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,750 | £98,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £104,000 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,500 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.63% | +6.67% | - |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
Shadow IT is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 24,007 | 24,742 | 31,030 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 33.84% | 41.06% | 43.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,226 | 11,258 | 15,820 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £31,250 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +4.00% | +4.17% |
Shadow IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Shadow IT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Shadow IT
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Shadow IT in the UK excluding London.
Shadow IT
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Shadow IT in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Shadow IT
Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Shadow IT within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | +12 | 4 | £55,500 | -38.33% | |
| Midlands | -1 | 1 | £39,750 | -54.57% | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £39,750 | - | |
| Shadow IT UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: